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Mike Pence

An existential timeline of the Trump/Pence and Biden/Harris presidencies

By Thomas Gaulkin, François Diaz-Maurin, Jessica McKenzie, Sara Goudarzi, Matt Field | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk

Kamala Harris mike pence vice-presidential debate 2020 susan page

Here, have this calm and civilized existential threat scorecard for tonight’s vice-presidential debate

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

Children getting immunized at a health station in New York City.

Lessons for dealing with coronavirus: A tale of two cities—and smallpox

By Laura H. Kahn | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

Donald Trump at a campaign rally.

Alex Azar is busy, and 4 other things I learned from watching Trump talk about the coronavirus outbreak

By Matt Field | Biosecurity